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That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus [#permalink]
18 Feb 2010, 21:06

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That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued that it is their fault: researcher Sam Daniels, one of the leading experts on the virus, reported a quarter-century ago that the virus was effectively contained and that no action beyond education was necessary.

1)That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued that it is their fault

2)That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued to be at fault

3)It cannot plausibly be argued that it is the fault of individuals who were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence

4)It cannot plausibly be argued that individuals are at fault for not receiving vaccination against the virus before its resurgence

5)The fact that individuals are at fault for not receiving vaccination against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued

I think the answer is D because first two (A &B) are not matching (That many individuals). E seems too wordy.So, C and D could be the answer. But C has it is the fault which seems wordy. So, my final answer is D.

researcher Sam Daniels, one of the leading experts on the virus, reported a quarter-century ago that the virus was effectively contained and that no action beyond education was necessary.So,It cannot plausibly be argued that individuals are at fault for not receiving vaccination against the virus before its resurgence _________________

That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued that it is their fault: researcher Sam Daniels, one of the leading experts on the virus, reported a quarter-century ago that the virus was effectively contained and that no action beyond education was necessary.

1)That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued that it is their fault

2)That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued to be at fault

3)It cannot plausibly be argued that it is the fault of individuals who were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence

4)It cannot plausibly be argued that individuals are at fault for not receiving vaccination against the virus before its resurgence

5)The fact that individuals are at fault for not receiving vaccination against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued

My answer is also D.A and B have an awkward construction. When a sentence begins with "That....is (or do) something...." it almost always should be changed with "It....that...".E is wordy and difficult to understand because there is a long modifier between "The fact..." and "...cannot be plausibly understand."C is wordy compared to D: "...it is the fault of individuals..." vs "...individuals are at fault..".Thus, we have D.I think the question is difficult enough and takes some efforts to find the correct answer.

I picked D just read it in reverse, only D makes sense. A & B are because of "that many individuals......an not plausibly be argued that it is" is awkward, instead it should come before plausibly be argued thatC is wordy as compared to D so out.In E unnecessary addition of "the fact that"

"C. It cannot plausibly be argued that it is the fault of individuals who were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence"

C is wrong not only because it is wordy - it is gramatically incorrect as well. I think for C to be correct it will have to replace 'who' with 'that' - "It cannot plausibly be argued that it is the fault of individuals that they were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence"In the current form the sentence doesnt complete the meaning - it says who is at fault but it doesnt say what is the fault(that they were not vaccinated)

That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued that it is their fault: researcher Sam Daniels, one of the leading experts on the virus, reported a quarter-century ago that the virus was effectively contained and that no action beyond education was necessary.

1)That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued that it is their fault Too ambiguous, also it uses passive voice where it is not needed

2)That many individuals were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued to be at fault Wrong use of passive voice "were not vaccinated"

3)It cannot plausibly be argued that it is the fault of individuals who were not vaccinated against the virus before its resurgence "very close to the correct choice only odd against it is that it uses passive voice"

4)It cannot plausibly be argued that individuals are at fault for not receiving vaccination against the virus before its resurgence "Best choice"

5)The fact that individuals are at fault for not receiving vaccination against the virus before its resurgence cannot plausibly be argued

"Subject-The fact & verb-can be argued are far apart not an ideal choice"_________________

got it correct in 0:54.A & B felt awkward to me.Although 'It' in c is correctly used but 'it is the fault of individuals' is kinda wordy.D:correct because - clear, concise and idiomatically correct.E:wrong cos 'individuals are at fault' is not a fact.

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